Asansol vs Kozhikode
Side-by-side air quality comparison between Asansol and Kozhikode.
Live AQI from Open-Meteo CAMS (~45 km global model, updated hourly). Multi-year history from CPCB station data via aqinow.co pipeline (2016–2024, station-level daily records).
AQI Comparison
CPCB Multi-Year History (2016–2024)
Summary
Overview
In 2024, Asansol averaged an AQI of 145 while Kozhikode averaged 78 — a 67-point (86%) gap, with Asansol the more polluted and Kozhikode the cleaner of the two. On 845 days when both cities reported, Kozhikode was cleaner on 748 of them; the average daily gap was 73 AQI points.
Seasonality & days
Asansol peaks in December, while Kozhikode peaks in January. Asansol logged 0% Severe days and 43.3% Good-or-Satisfactory days; Kozhikode was 0.1% Severe and 99% Good-or-Satisfactory. Longest clean-air streaks: Asansol 44 days, Kozhikode 83 days.
Year-over-year progress
Asansol has worsened by 12 AQI points (9%) from 2018 to 2024; Kozhikode has worsened by 29 AQI points (59.2%) over the same window. The worst recorded day for Asansol reached AQI 394 at Court Area (WBPCB) on 2022-12-13; Kozhikode hit AQI 417 at Palayam Kozhikode (PCB) on 2021-01-25.
Station-level disparity
Asansol spans 4 CPCB stations with a 40-point spread (min 123, max 163); Kozhikode spans 1 stations with a 0-point spread (min 59, max 59).